Rock and Romantic Comparisons

Although Rock and Classical are over a hundred years apart, both help to shape and represent the distinct cultures of the time as the helped to change new forms of music, both through musical style and the use of instruments in new and innovative ways. Its considered during his time period that Beethoven was very influential. He continues to affect the world today and he has for the past two hundred years. Beethoven is

considered as one of the leading “fore-fathers” of the “classical movement” through his distinct musical styles and dramatic, thematic music. In the 1970s as Rock was starting to spread all over the world, Queen was a leader in the expansion of Rock music. Queen was very well known for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, and vocal harmonies. In the past three decades, Queen is one of Britain’s most successful bands. Both of these artists, although dramatically different in their cultures, wrote pieces that were similar in their use of many musical aspects, but convey the ideas of two hugely different societies.